What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Statement given by the pilot in command:
I arrived at the airport with the intent of taking some friends on a flight to knick glacier. When I arrived, I did a full preflight check. I kept the plane heater plug in to maximize the temperature on the engine oil pan until I was ready to start. I briefed the passengers before we boarded the aircraft. We put our seatbelts on I went over the pre-flight checklist one more time, listened to ATIS, and informed ground we were taxiing.
About 50 feet toward the main taxiway, I stopped for a passing aircraft. That pilot stopped his aircraft in front of us and signaled that something was not right with our aircraft. I shut off my engine, got out, started checking my aircraft, including pushing the tail down, and eventually noticed the heater cord was still attached to the aircraft. I unplugged the chord from the plane, walked the chord back to thetie-down, and walked back to the plane.
I got back into the plane, started up after completing an abbreviated checklist, checked in with ground, and began taxiing. The front wheel was offset to the right apparently caused by me pushing down the tail, the plane began turning right, I felt a little bump on the right side of the plane and assumed my right main tire hit a taxi-way light indentation or something. Ground then came on the frequency, asked if something had fallen off the plane, and then that the owner wanted me to return to the tie down spot.
When I shut the engine off, got out, inspected the right main gear, and then noticed a propeller blade was slightly damaged. I unloaded the passengers, tied down the aircraft, and put the covers on it.
As the FAA filed it
STATEMENT GIVEN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND:
I ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT WITH THE INTENT OF TAKING SOME FRIENDS ON A FLIGHT TO KNICK GLACIER. WHEN I ARRIVED, I DID A FULL PREFLIGHT CHECK. I KEPT THE PLANE HEATER PLUG IN TO MAXIMIZE THE TEMPERATURE ON THE ENGINE OIL PAN UNTIL I WAS READY TO START. I BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS BEFORE WE BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT. WE PUT OUR SEATBELTS ON I WENT OVER THE PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST ONE MORE TIME, LISTENED TO ATIS, AND INFORMED GROUND WE WERE TAXIING.
ABOUT 50 FEET TOWARD THE MAIN TAXIWAY, I STOPPED FOR A PASSING AIRCRAFT. THAT PILOT STOPPED HIS AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF US AND SIGNALED THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT WITH OUR AIRCRAFT. I SHUT OFF MY ENGINE, GOT OUT, STARTED CHECKING MY AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING PUSHING THE TAIL DOWN, AND EVENTUALLY NOTICED THE HEATER CORD WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. I UNPLUGGED THE CHORD FROM THE PLANE, WALKED THE CHORD BACK TO THETIE-DOWN, AND WALKED BACK TO THE PLANE.
I GOT BACK INTO THE PLANE, STARTED UP AFTER COMPLETING AN ABBREVIATED CHECKLIST, CHECKED IN WITH GROUND, AND BEGAN TAXIING. THE FRONT WHEEL WAS OFFSET TO THE RIGHT APPARENTLY CAUSED BY ME PUSHING DOWN THE TAIL, THE PLANE BEGAN TURNING RIGHT, I FELT A LITTLE BUMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PLANE AND ASSUMED MY RIGHT MAIN TIRE HIT A TAXI-WAY LIGHT INDENTATION OR SOMETHING. GROUND THEN CAME ON THE FREQUENCY, ASKED IF SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OFF THE PLANE, AND THEN THAT THE OWNER WANTED ME TO RETURN TO THE TIE DOWN SPOT.
WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, GOT OUT, INSPECTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND THEN NOTICED A PROPELLER BLADE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. I UNLOADED THE PASSENGERS, TIED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT, AND PUT THE COVERS ON IT.
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